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16. Section 91 of the Public Service Staff
Relations Act is amended by adding the
following after subsection (1):
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| Right of
employee
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(1.1) Subject to subsection (1.2) and for
greater certainty, where an employee feels
aggrieved as a result of any disciplinary action
against the employee resulting in a demotion,
suspension, termination of employment,
financial penalty, loss of seniority,
advancement or opportunity related to the
employee's employment on the grounds of
having made a report in good faith in
accordance with section 4 of the Whistle
Blowers Protection Act, the employee is
entitled to present a grievance under
subsection (1) at each of the levels, up to and
including the final level, in the grievance
process provided for by this Act.
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(1.2) An employee who presents a
grievance with respect to any disciplinary
action that, in the opinion of the employee,
was taken in the circumstances set out in
subsection (1.1) shall receive the benefit of the
presumption set out in subsection 8(2) of the
Whistle Blowers Protection Act.
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17. (1) Subsection 92(1) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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grievance to
adjudication
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92. (1) Where an employee has presented a
grievance, up to and including the final level
in the grievance process, with respect to
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(a) the interpretation or application in
respect of the employee of a provision of a
collective agreement or an arbitral award;
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(a.1) in the case of an employee who feels
aggrieved as a result of any disciplinary
action referred to in subsection 91(1.1) on
the grounds of having made a report under
section 4 of the Whistle Blowers Protection
Act, the disciplinary action;
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(b) in the case of an employee in a
department or other portion of the public
service of Canada specified in Part I of
Schedule I or designated pursuant to
subsection (4), any disciplinary
action - other than an action described in
subsection 91(1.1) - against the
employee resulting in
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(i) suspension or a financial penalty or a
termination of employment, or
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(ii) a demotion referred to in paragraph
11(2)(f) or (g) of the Financial
Administration Act, or
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(c) in any other case, disciplinary action
resulting in termination of an employment,
suspension or a financial penalty,
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and the grievance has not been dealt with to
the satisfaction of the employee, the employee
may, subject to subsection (2), refer the griev
ance to adjudication.
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(2) Section 92 of the Act is amended by
adding the following after subsection (4):
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(5) An employee who refers to arbitration a
grievance with respect to any disciplinary
action that, in the opinion of the employee,
was taken in the circumstances set out in
subsection 91(1.1) shall receive the benefit of
the presumption set out in subsection 8(2) of
the Whistle Blowers Protection Act.
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18. Section 96 of the Act is amended by
adding the following after subsection (2):
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compensation
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(2.1) Where an employee has referred a
grievance under subsection 91(1.1) in relation
to a disciplinary action to an adjudicator, the
adjudicator may, if the adjudicator finds that
the employee has suffered in respect of
feelings or self-respect as a result of the
disciplinary action, and in addition to any
other order the adjudicator may make, order
the employer who took the disciplinary action
to pay such compensation to the employee,
not exceeding five thousand dollars, as the
adjudicator may determine.
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19. Section 114 of the Act is amended by
adding the following after subsection (1):
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(1.1) The annual report shall include the
number of grievances presented at each level
in the grievance process under paragraph
92(1)(a.1).
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| Review after
four years
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20. (1) On the expiration of four years
after the coming into force of this Act, it
shall be referred to such committee of the
House of Commons as may be designated or
established to review its provisions.
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House of
Commons
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(2) The committee designated or
established by the House of Commons for
the purposes of subsection (1) shall, as soon
as possible, undertake a comprehensive
review of the administration and operation
of this Act and shall, within six months after
the review is undertaken or within such
further time as the House of Commons may
authorize, submit a report to the House of
Commons thereon including such
recommendations pertaining to the
continuation of those provisions and the
changes required therein as the committee
may wish to make.
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provision
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21. Where grievance proceedings under
the Parliamentary Employment and Staff
Relations Act or the Public Service Staff
Relations Act are pending on the coming
into force of this Act, the proceedings shall
be dealt with and disposed of in accordance
with those Acts as if those Acts had not been
amended by this Act.
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